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Friday, May 4, 2012

Little Bigfoot Bear Free Crochet Pattern

This amigurumi Bear can be made in under 2 hours depending how fast you are with the hook. I make mine in about one hour, not rushing just taking my time. After viewing this pattern please look for him on Ravelry too, there are many project photos posted which show him in every color of the rainbow...

Special notes:I worked in continuous rounds with a 3.75mm hook and worsted weight yarn medium #4.
Have any
questions or if you come across a mistake in the pattern please
leave a message in the comment section below. I used 7.5mm eyes for the bear pictured above. The bear below has oval character eyes which I found in a thrift store. I believe the size of those is between 9-10mm

HEAD:

*Remember if you use safety eyes to put them in before closing up the head.

1) magic circlewith 6st (6)

2) 2sc in each st(12)

3) 1sc then 2sc in next st (18)4) 3sc in first st, 1sc in next 8st, 3sc in next st, 1sc in last 8st (22)5) 1sc in each st 6) 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 10st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in last 10st (24)7-10) 1sc in each st for 4 rows 11) 1sc in next 2st then 2tog (18)12)1sc then 2tog (12)

* stuff head while pushing the stuffing into the sides of the head as you stuff

13) 2tog 6times (6) Finish off

MUZZLE: *Please click here for the revision to the muzzle. I added a smaller muzzle after this pattern was published

1) magic circle with 6st (6)2) 2sc in each st (12)3-4) 1sc in each st 5) 1sc then 2tog (8)6) sl st into next st and finish off. Leave long tail for sewing. * if you plan to stitch in the nose then do that before sewing muzzle to face. Stuff muzzle before sewing on and you can also stuff more in once you get the muzzle partly sewn on the face

7-10) 1sc in each st for 4 rows. No need to stuff arms. sl st into next st and finish off, leave long tail for sewing. Sew to body just under the head

Tail:

1) magic 5 (5) 2) 1sc in each sl st f/o and sew to body

And that's it. I hope you get your Little Bigfoot bear made and I hope you love him or her just like I do! See the rest of my Little Bigfoot Collection listed on the right side of this page.

Donations of any size are greatly appreciated and help keep the patterns
free. If you do give a donation, please except this note as my sincere
thanks and know that you have helped a great deal.
Many Blessings to you!

Thank you , Sharon, for sharing these lovely patterns with us. I have in mind to do some in special yarns - sparkly, variegated etc, and attach to key rings. I think they would look really nice like that. Would it make it difficult if using different plies of wool or thread?

Hello! Thanks for the message... the only time I had trouble was trying to use a chenille yarn, I quit shortly after starting with it. I've made these guys with crochet thread and also acrylic thread and those worked out for me with a smaller hook of course. Sport weight yarn would work too! I've never worked with Sparkly yarn but I imagine that would work just fine.

This passed weekend I watched your you tube videos on crocheting the Coraline doll. You do such beautiful work! I'm in awe at your ability! I've been out of work for quite a while so I've been on the hunt for free patterns. Pinterest has been a life saver for me, providing hours of enjoyment and it's only because of you and others who have such big hearts, that share your craft with the rest of us. I want to thank you for sharing your wonderful patterns.

ConniKaren, I too have been laid off for almost 5 years and I donate a many things for Babies in NCIU and Hats for the Children in the Neighborhood as well as Cupcakes for the events for Children. I look for free patterns too. This year I'm hoping to donate some toys and Hats to Homeless Shelter for Children. Thank You Sharon for all your help and God Bless you for having such a big heart because we all benefit from your generosity.

Good for you Connie. It is not only wonderful for the children. I'm sorry that you were laid off, but how wonderful that you have turned your misfortune around and doing something for others. Best wishes Dorothy

Crazy...at one point I thought the body was really the head and visa versa, so that is how I made my bear. The ears seemed way too big so I did another crazy thing. I did not look at the pictures. Now I see where I made changes. It is a great pattern. Easy to use and learned how to deal with shapes.

Hi there, the oval white eyes are called character eyes and I got those in a thrift store. The small blue ones are from a site online called "Animal Eyes- Lisa & Ed's Eyes and More"I've ordered from that site a few times now and they are awesome, s/h is great too. Hope that helps!

Hi Sharon, I wrote a comment about this little guy in the wrong place. I sometimes think my 81 almost year old brain has turned too mush. First time that I have messed up one of you Amigurumis. I'm going to start all over again. I didn't do a good job of sewing him/her together. I realize what I did wrong now. The legs and feet keep on throwing me. They seem so much proportionately larger than the head and body. Taking a long hard look at the photo I can see that's how they are supposed to look. The legs didn't fit on the body. My stitch and row counts were correct. I think maybe I should have put more stuffing in the body. The tummy doesn't seem to be chubby enough. Is there a video tutorial on the Little Bigfoot Bear? I would love a brush up on sewing the head to the body. I saw the video about sewing the legs on. That was super. You are so talented. I love your patterns. They are so well done and easy to follow. Your friend from Amigurumi Land. Dorothy